Cultures of Thinking

Good Ideas from Good Ideas

An exploration by the Playful Schools Network The Playful Schools Network, launched with the support of the LEGO Foundation in 2022 and relaunched in 2024 with the support of several […]

Graph Take Aparts: An Exploration of Gun Violence in the DMV

Written by Emma Mangels, a current teacher at Cunningham Park Elementary in Fairfax County, Virginia and former teacher at Sacred Heart School, in Washington, DC. Emma has been a member […]

03/22/2024
The Ripple Effect of Administrators’ Learning

Facebook Twitter The Ripple Effect of Administrators’ Learning: When Administrators Learn, All Learn Or how a small in-house learning group might end up impacting hundreds of learners! This blog post […]

04/13/2023
My Learning Journey with “Peeling the Fruit”: Modeling Thinking Routines in Professional Development Settings

What is “Peeling the Fruit,” you might be asking? For those who don’t know, it’s a thinking routine, developed at Project Zero, in the Visible Thinking project. You’ll also see it referred to as “Peel the Fruit.” 

02/07/2023
Unlocking Student Potential with a Global Competence Framework

What does an antiracist, student-centered curriculum look like? How can we ensure that our students, many of whom are English language learners, have access to meaningful, globally competent learning experiences? How do we cultivate opportunities for all students to show what they know and who they are in our classrooms, celebrating their learning differences?

09/22/2022
DCPZ In Action, Vol. VII: Mary Beth Dillane

Facebook Twitter DCPZ In Action, Vol. VII: Mary Beth Dillane “DCPZ In Action” highlights the many ways in which DCPZ educators are using Project Zero ideas in their practice. We […]

02/01/2022
DCPZEC (DCPZ Early Childhood) is Back!

Facebook Twitter DCPZEC (DCPZ Early Childhood) is Back! This blog post is written by Alexandra Morris, Early Childhood Special Education Coordinator at George Mason University, and Kerstin Schmidt, Pre-K teacher […]

03/02/2021
DCPZ In Action, Vol. IV: Ana Maria Nicolich

Facebook Twitter DCPZ In Action, Vol. IV: Ana Maria Nicolich “DCPZ In Action” is our feature that highlights the many ways in which DCPZ educators are using Project Zero ideas […]

02/08/2021
WISSIT Names Marci Jones to New Leadership Role

Facebook Twitter WISSIT Names Marci Jones to New Leadership Role In its eighth year, the Washington International School Summer Institute for Teachers (WISSIT): Connecting DC Educators with Project Zero Ideas […]

10/13/2020
Dispatches from the Distance Learning Trenches

Facebook Twitter Dispatches from the Distance Learning Trenches Spring semester 2020 forced all of us, very suddenly, onto the roller coaster ride that is living in a global pandemic. Schools […]